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  1. What's so bad about working for the VA?

    sunray12 replied to Buggus's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ for that kind of deal you shouldn't give a hoot on anything negative that other people have to say. you can't beat fed

  2. Does this sound strange to anyone else?

    sunray12 replied to smalltownnurse2506's topic in General Nursing

    I have also worked for an employer who had this rule but it applied to internal transfers and it was computerized - i.e. when you submitted an online application for an internal job posting your...

  3. HELP! Will this school be ok??

    sunray12 replied to hope2rn's topic in General Nursing

    There are several well respected hospital based (diploma) programs in my state. It's interesting that a hospital is starting one in an era where so many of them have been done away with. Hospitals...

  4. He doesn't realize my dreams

    sunray12 replied to dipsett08's topic in General Nursing

    Fill out your FAFSA and apply for financial aid. You will get the financial assistance you need. Check out your community college - they may have scholarships that you qualify for. You can do it. Good...

  5. Operating theatre nurse and anaesthetic nurse

    sunray12 replied to Carlsbert's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OR nurse: You need to get your nursing degree or diploma and license first. Then apply for OR training programs/residency at a hospital. CRNA: As futureflrn says you will need to go to CRNA school....

  6. Career Change to Nursing- Master's Program?

    sunray12 replied to seeker43's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on what path you want to take in nursing. To get into a direct entry master's program you need a bachelor's plus whatever prerequisites the school requires. Direct entry is probably most...

  7. Too Young?

    sunray12 replied to Jennifer0512's topic in General Students

    +2 i don't think there's any assumption that all nurses need to be big, mean and 30 something (since people start worrying about being too old after that). :) it's all in how you carry

  8. Becoming a Nurse

    sunray12 replied to peanutbutterandjelly's topic in General Nursing

    Schools don't send info in the mail much anymore unless you just don't have internet access at all. If you can access this board then you can just as easily look up school websites. All of the info,...

  9. Anatomy & Physiology

    sunray12 replied to ANEWME's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are all of the books necessary? Find out which books you'll use and which are just supplementary. That should reduce your

  10. Advice Please: severe hit in confidence department

    sunray12 replied to K os's topic in General Students

    You're in school to learn. Sometimes you won't get things right and your instructor wouldn't be doing her job if she did not correct you. So learn from your mistakes and move

  11. Why is it top secret? ;) (grades)

    sunray12 replied to Miss_Piggy.RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't like to be in a class where a teacher revealed other people's grades. It may be nice for the people who get the best grades but it's a demoralizer for the rest of the

  12. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    sunray12 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    1) For the record everyone has an accent. Everyone who posted or will post in this thread has an accent. I haven't read the entire thread but in case someone else hasn't pointed that out I just wanted...

  13. what i almost did... was it crazy?

    sunray12 replied to nneokill175's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Everyone is different and you know yourself better than your friend knows you. I think you should take what you can handle and not what your friend thinks you can

  14. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

    sunray12 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Day shift people get sleepy too. I've seen more than one person hit the desk and even fall out of their chair. So "switching to days" is not the catch all solution for sleep deprivation. Either way...

  15. Any new grads finding it hard to find job in Hampton Roads?

    sunray12 replied to EwokRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Sentara is having a job fair tomorrow (1/17). Will it be useful for you to

  16. Plans if not accepted into nursing school

    sunray12 replied to Doug85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    +1 - A LPN is a nurse. The question is whether you want to be a LPN or a RN. If you start at the LPN level and want to be a RN then you'll have take the LPN to RN route. On the plus side if you are a...

  17. Personality Test for Specialty

    sunray12 replied to Travellpro's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Old thread but fun thread. I think I'd enjoy plastic surgery but it's number 20 on my list. My top five are 1 occupational med 49 2 preventive med 48 3 rheumatology 48 4...

  18. Nursing shortage my !! (Bay Area)

    sunray12 replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    Shortage doesn't mean everyone gets to have the exact job they want. If you want to work and you can't find anything else then consider

  19. difference between the hospital and the universities

    sunray12 replied to rodeo417's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As long as the program is accredited (and I can't see how a hospital would run an unaccredited program) you will be fine. Your BSN program may require you to take some gen ed courses but you won't be...

  20. I hate my school-VENT

    sunray12 replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like you've resolved your issue already and are communicating with MEC. As you said they are not the best resource if you're not already in a MEC program but you can also walk in to the the...

  21. Changing Careers at 29 - Am I Crazy?

    sunray12 replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many probably most American workers will retrain once or twice during their career. Retirement age is now 67 - this means you have almost 40 years to go. So in short no you're not crazy - what you're...

  22. What is a good job to start out with while in Nursing School???

    sunray12 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Prereqs are demanding. It's a good idea to get some health care experience but wouldn't a slower paced job be a better choice if you can get

  23. New confused RN

    sunray12 replied to miss60b's topic in General Nursing

    Community health is an important part of the nursing profession too. Don't think of this as second best because it isn't acute care. This sounds like a good opportunity and could be the start of an...

  24. Best job for professional w/ business degree wanting to enter nursing?

    sunray12 replied to heelhook80's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The cna course at community college in my area is 6 weeks. Class is two nights/week, clinical is on Saturdays. I've read here that there are even shorter classes in some other states and sometimes...

  25. Nervous about finishing

    sunray12 replied to pamdlaw's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I can't wait till I'm in your shoes and about to graduate (I haven't started nursing school yet!). The Tidewater area seems like a great place to be a nurse - so many hospitals, so many opportunities....